Land Transport Act 1998

Repeals, amendments to other enactments, and transitional and savings provisions

216: Transitional regulations

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"Special rules to help when the Land Transport Act starts"

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The Governor-General can make special rules to help when this Act starts. You need to know these rules can be about how the Act applies during a transition period. The Governor-General can also make rules to fix any inconsistencies between old and new laws, including the Transport Act 1962. The Governor-General's rules can say which parts of the Act do not apply during the transition period. You can find out more about what these rules are and how they are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. These rules are called secondary legislation. The Governor-General's rules can also give special meanings to certain terms during the transition period. They can say which old laws still apply during this time. The rules can even cover things that would normally be dealt with by other rules made under section 158.

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215: Amendments to other enactments, or

"Changes to other laws and the Transport Act 1962"

217: Expiry of section 216, or

"When a specific road rule ends"

Part 16Repeals, amendments to other enactments, and transitional and savings provisions

216Transitional regulations

Without limiting the powers conferred by section 167, the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations—
prescribing transitional and savings provisions concerning the coming into force of this Act, which may be in addition to or in place of the transitional and savings provisions of this Part:
to facilitate the bringing into force of any rules under this Act; and to remove any inconsistency between regulations or orders made under the Transport Act 1962:
providing that subject to such conditions as may be specified in the regulations, during a specified transitional period,—
1. specified provisions of this Act (including definitions) do not apply:
2. specified terms have the meanings given to them by the regulations:
3. specified provisions repealed or amended or revoked by this Act are to continue to apply:
prescribing matters that would otherwise be covered by rules made under section 158.

Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 216(1)(b): amended, on 29 June 2009, by section 28 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).
Section 216(1)(d): added, on 22 June 2005, by section 88 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
Section 216(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).